London Electric Railway

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The UERL's three deep-level tube railways that were merged into the London Electric Railway

The London Electric Railway (LER) was an underground railway company operating three lines on the London Underground. It was formed in 1910 and existed until 1933, when it was merged into the London Passenger Transport Board.

History

Main articles: Underground Electric Railways Company of London; Baker Street and Waterloo Railway; Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway; and Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
London Electric Railway Amalgamation Act 1910
Act of Parliament
London Electric Metropolitan District Central London and City and South London Railway Companies Act 1930

The LER was formed and owned by the

10 Edw. 7. & 1 Geo. 5. c. xxxii) by transferring the assets of the CCE&HR and the BS&WR to the GNP&BR and renaming the GNP&BR as the London Electric Railway.[1][2]

Although the LER management was combined, the three lines continued to be identified separately for operational purposes as the Bakerloo tube, Hampstead tube and Piccadilly tube.

In 1912, in preparation for the extension of the Hampstead Tube from

Edgware & Hampstead Railway.[3]

When the UERL and other transport operators in the London area were merged to form the London Passenger Transport Board on 1 July 1933, the LER was liquidated.[4] The LER's routes now form the central sections of the Bakerloo line, Northern line and Piccadilly line.

References

  1. ^ "No. 28311". The London Gazette. 23 November 1909. pp. 8816–8818.
  2. ^ "No. 28402". The London Gazette. 29 July 1910. pp. 5497–5498.
  3. ISBN 978-1-85414-326-6
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  4. ISBN 1-84354-023-1
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